27 d fan color

[Anonymous-0]

I was wondering what color the fan on my 27D should be, also what do you guys use for yellow paint. thanks alot, Chris see you in NY

 

[Mike M]

Don't know what color is "correct" but if you do any of them yellow just get a fine artist brush like sable hair and use JD yellow right out of the can.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I think Glen-in-texas said the fan blades on the early D's were white. But yellow is most accepted.

 

[Duane Larson]

Chris,
During a discussion of his 1927 Corn Borer D, Greg Stephen commented on a bulletin issued March 1927 that all fans were to be painted white for visibility, and a follow-up bulletin in April 1927 stating that immediately all fans were to be painted yellow (probably because dealers were not required to stock white paint).

 

[Rob in MI]

When I restoreed my 27 D, I sandblasted the fan and only found green paint, no spots of white or yellow, so I painted it green, but I think they are suppose to be yellow, from what I was told in the past is that the JD"s didn"t have much of a fan shroud and the yellow paint was to make the fan more visible.

 

[HaroldIHC]

I just finished putting a 29 D together and there was still evidence of what coler the fan was. now get this,the front of the blade[towards rad] was green and the back was yellow and that is the way I repainted it. Go figer. ---Harold. PS I think the yellow was brushed on after the tractor was painted.

 

[HaroldIHC]

I just finished putting a 29 D together and there was still evidence of what coler the fan was. now get this,the front of the blade[towards rad] was green and the back was yellow and that is the way I repainted it. Go figer. ---Harold. PS I think the yellow was brushed on after the tractor was painted.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Duane that goes along with what Mr Thinker in the Oct 1998 Green Mag said,
23 to 26 -GREEN
27--------White
27/28 to Mid 40-Yellow
Mid 40 up--GREEN
I'll dig out that issue and post word for word soon.
Lorry Dunning ????????States ALL-Yellow till 1950, 51 up green. as I said ???????????
Bob

 

[Anonymous-0]

The bulletin makes sense for 27 D 47229, built March 24, 1927 that was a corn borer D and you could tell the fan was hand painted white over the green.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Lorry Dunning isn't exactly known for his attention to detail or his knowledge of JD tractors, so I don't think I'd take that too seriously.

 

[Anonymous-0]

That is why all the ????????????????????????

 

[Anonymous-0]

holy cow I got some good info there. thanks all! The fan is yellow brushed on. just for info the tractor is # 50641. Any of you guys going to NY tommorrow